Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT) Competitors

Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE:ETD) and Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is ETD or HVT more profitable?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a net margin of 8.39% compared to Haverty Furniture Companies' net margin of 2.71%. Ethan Allen Interiors' return on equity of 10.92% beat Haverty Furniture Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ethan Allen Interiors	8.39%	10.92%	7.10%
Haverty Furniture Companies	2.71%	6.39%	3.02%

Do analysts recommend ETD or HVT?

Ethan Allen Interiors currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.71%. Given Ethan Allen Interiors' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ethan Allen Interiors is more favorable than Haverty Furniture Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ethan Allen Interiors	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Haverty Furniture Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to ETD or HVT?

In the previous week, Haverty Furniture Companies had 1 more articles in the media than Ethan Allen Interiors. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Haverty Furniture Companies and 5 mentions for Ethan Allen Interiors. Ethan Allen Interiors' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Haverty Furniture Companies' score of 1.04 indicating that Ethan Allen Interiors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ethan Allen Interiors	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Haverty Furniture Companies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, ETD or HVT?

Ethan Allen Interiors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Haverty Furniture Companies. Ethan Allen Interiors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Haverty Furniture Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ethan Allen Interiors	$614.65M	1.25	$51.60M	$2.01	15.03
Haverty Furniture Companies	$722.90M	0.53	$19.96M	$1.15	20.46

Which has more risk & volatility, ETD or HVT?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haverty Furniture Companies has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ETD or HVT a better dividend stock?

Ethan Allen Interiors pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Haverty Furniture Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Ethan Allen Interiors pays out 77.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Haverty Furniture Companies pays out 111.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ethan Allen Interiors has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Haverty Furniture Companies has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Haverty Furniture Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ETD or HVT?

83.8% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ethan Allen Interiors beats Haverty Furniture Companies on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.